Disc brake

A disc brake assembly for applying a braking force to a disc rotor having a pair of brake surfaces, said disc brake assembly comprising:

• a first friction pad including a back plate having a first end portion;
• a second friction pad including a back plate having a first end portion which faces said first end portion of said first friction pad back plate, wherein said first and second friction pads are positionable on opposite sides of the disc rotor so that said first and second friction pads are engagable with the pair of brake surfaces, respectively;
• a carrier for guiding said first end portions of said first and second friction pad back plates;
• a first pad spring fixedly mounted on said carrier so as to be positioned between said carrier and said first end portions of said first and second friction pad back plates for slidably supporting said first and second friction pads relative to said carrier;
• a first wear warning element directly fixedly mounted on said first end portion of said first friction pad back plate so as to face one of the brake surfaces of the disc rotor;
• a second wear warning element directly fixedly mounted on said first end portion of said second friction pad back plate so as to face the other of the brake surfaces of the disc rotor;
• a first spring element provided at said first pad spring for engaging said first wear warning element in order to bias said first friction pad away from the disc rotor;
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• a second spring element provided at said first pad spring for engaging said second wear warning element in order to bias said second friction pad away from the disc rotor.